Chair



w. H. BOND, JR ,l

CHAIR' i .Filed Jan. 25, 1957 A TTQRNEYS.

Patented Aug. 9, 1938 ilNrrE `s'rarrzs rA'rENr el;

Application llanuary 25, i937, Serial No. lhlllt 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to chairs and more particularly to seatand baci: supporting frames therefor.

The primary objects of the instant invention are to provide a chairwhose frame is preferably fabricated from tubular stock; to provide sucha chair which is readily portable because of its weight; to provide sucha chair which is rugged.

and sturdy in construction; to provide such a 1Q chair which isattractive in appearance and i serviceable in use; and, to provide sucha chair which is economical in manufacture. An illustrative embodimentof the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Figure 1is a. perspective view of the chair,

the seat and back supporting frame thereof being shown in full lines andthe seat and baclr portions thereof being shown in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view thereof partly broken away and online @-2 of Figure l; Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view partlybroken away and on line i-i of Figure l;

Figure i is a perspective view of the back supporting frame portion ofthe chair which lllse- 25 wise forms the rear legs thereof; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view ci the seat supporting frame portion ofthe chair which likewise forms the front legs of the chair.l

Referring then to the drawing wherein like parts of the structure thereshown are designated by the same numerals in the Several views, a seatand back supporting chair .frame comprises the members generallydesignated A and B and which members are' preferably fabricated from 35sheet metal tubular stock.

The generally vertically disposed member A is provided with a forwardlyturned V-shaped medial portion I0. The upper opposite lengths II, I2 ofthe member A forma support for a back I3 of any suitable materialsecured therebetween in any convenient and conventional manner and thelowerlengths I4, I5` thereof form spaced rear legs.

The member B has a V-shaped medial portion I6 in secured meetingengagement with the medial portion I0 of the member A and whose oppositelengths I1, Ill are upwardly and substantially vertically turned,`thence rearwardly and substantially horizontally turned and finally in-50 wardly turned at their respective opposite ends I9, in securedmeeting engagement with each other as by welding.

The lower ends of the upwardly turned lengths lll, it of the member Bform spaced front legs tor the chair and the rearwardlyu turned lengths2l. 22 and the inwardly turned lengths lil, 2t thereof form a supportfor the seat 2t of any g suitable material which is secured thereto inany convenient and conventional manner.

Thespaced rear legs it, I5 forming a portion of the member 'A and thespaced front legs il, It forming a portion of the member B, are prefermably provided with tubular feet 2l secured thereto in any suitablemanner as by spot welding and as best shown in Figure 3 whereas the rearends ci the lengths 2l, 22 of the member B aresecured intermediate thevertical lengths il, lll 5 and il, l5 respectively of the vmember A inany suitable manner as by spot welding and as best shown inwFigure 2.

It will thus be seen that the tubular metal seat and back supportingchair trame herein shown and described is readily portable because oiits weight, is rugged and sturdy in construction, is attractive inappearance and serviceable in use, and that the frame is economical inmanufacture.

While but one specic embodiment of the invention has been herein shownand described, it will be understood that certain details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of the invention as the same is defined by the following claim.

I claim: A chair frame comprising a V-shaped sub stantially horizontallydisposed base whose opposite ends are upwardly turned in spacedsubstantially parallel relation to form rear legs and a back support,and a second V-shaped substantially horizontally disposed base whosemedial portion is in secured meeting engagement with the medial portionof the other V-shaped hase and whose opposite ends are first upwardlyturned to form front legs'and thence rearwardly turned and finallyinwardly turned at their respective ends in secured meeting engagementwith each other to form a seat support. said seat support being securedinterjacent said rear legs and back support in meeting engagementtherewith.

WILLARD H. BOND, JR.

